Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-07
LOCAL NEWS NOTES..

The price OF silver in New York yesterday
VAS 94X.
L. FEST left last evening for Cincinnati
over the Northern Pacific.
Born-In Walkerville, May 4. 1887, to
the wife of H. H. Nicholson, a son.
The Parnell Rifles intend giving a ball on
the evening OF the both Of May. The com
mittee meet this evening to make arrange
ments.
The Sheriff's sale of personal property be-
longing to Perry & Nebo, on Main street.
was yesterday postponed until 2 O'Clock
this afternoon.
The case Of Charley Gates, arrested for
| cutting Jim Jenkins in the Globe saloon on
Monday evening, is set for hearing in the
Police Court at 10 q. m. to-day.
Mrs. r. F. Parker, who has been on a
| visit of some weeks to her daughter, Mrs
Maslin. left on Monday for Wickes to visit
h r son: She will return to Butte shortly.
Mrs. Gunderson does not preach in the
Scandinavian language, as she o e not
speak the language. Her address at the
Public School House next Sunday will be
in the English language.
Steps are being taken to secure excursion
rates to neighboring points for a big cele-
bration OF the Fourth of July, for which a
! OF no ordinary interest is in
course OF preparation.
Mr.. McCaig of the Northern Pacific and
General Agent Stokes OF Helena were the
guests OF Mr.. e. V. Smalley OF the North
west Maga zine in his private car on a tr y
to Anaconda yesterday.
Mr.. Donald Mckay arrived yesterday
from Virginia City, M. T. He is an old
resident Of Butte City and a gentleman
well known in the community. Mrs. Nc
Kay and her little boy will arrive in a
few days.
Couture & Leford's May party at Rem
shaw Hall last night was the scene OF gay
ety. and a select attendance OF merry
dancers wbiled away the happy hours to
the music of an excellent orchestra well
into the small hours.
Miss Hattie Leon has made a great hit at
the Comique inner slack wire performances.
She is an artist in her line and engages the
individual attention OF the audience in her
marvellous feats. The little lady has
already become q great favorite at the
Comique.
Miss Stanford's p~ersonation OF 1.-THE
Maniac" is one OF the most artistic per.
formances ever seen upon the boards OF
the Comioue. The ercOres which ollo
her appearance in the part each evening
attest tho audiences high appreciation OF
Der dramatic powers.
The mill-owners OF the city held a meet
ING Yesterday afternoon to discuss the rail-
way tariff on salt. A protest was wired to
Mr.. Thomas e. Kimbal. calling his atten,
tion to the discrimination between coal
and salt freights, and asking b more equi6a-
BILE adjustment of the latter.
Mr.. L. w. Shodiar, who was 80 uniortu-
s~h~ hr1rnf
last Sunday evening, lost a grey sack coaS
"a a n;cture of his father. Thu finder can
have the coat. or by returning the letters
and picture will be suitably rewarded.
Major Werlitz, the mining expert, re-
tnrned from Georgetown late Tuesday
night. He visited the Pyrenees mine and
made a thorough survey OF it. He tried to
reach the Flint Creek, but could not get
there on account of the deep snow which
| averaged five feet and rendered the roads
impossible.
The Coroner held an inquest at 2:3O yes
terdav afternoon on Brakeman Robert j.
Cobban. who died at the Sisters Hospital
at z a. M, from shock produced by INJURIES
received in an accident on the railroad at
| Stuart Tuesday evening as reported IN th's
paper Yesterday. The verdict exonerated
anyone from blame.
The surveying party OF the Butte division
| of the Montana Central is now almost up
to the Utah & Northern track beyond
! Meadervi!le and yesterday surveyed ground
over which are some of the deepest fills and
| cuts on the route. Resident Engineer N. G.
Raw YESTERDAY participated in the work
and it's completion may be anticipated IN
| the near future.
At the Presbyterian Church in this city
,sterday, Miss Violet 8. Lawson, daugh-
ter of David Lawson of Silver Bow. for.
merlv of Georgetown. N. B., and sister OF
| Mrs. F. R. Miles, of Stuart, M. T., was
married to John Mcbride. Immediately
after the the bridal party left
by the evening express for Helena and other
points on the Northern Pacific.
The County Commissioners wrestled will
accounts again yesterday. Mr.. Hall was
absent during the afternoon. The matter
OF employing the prisoners in the jail on the
| Sheriff Lloyd was told to have the ball
| and hal attachments in readiness Tor use
on prjsoners who will be set at work on the
county roads.
Thomas Gundry, a native OF Camborne,
England, who has been employed at the
Comet mine, neal Jefferson, was taken sick
| with pneumonia about eight days ago and
brought to his brothers house at Centre
| Vile where he died Yesterday afternoon at
3 o'clock, agad 80. The funeral will take
| place Thursday, May s, at 2 O'Clock from
the Methodist church, Centreville.
As Thomas Meauy, one OF the collectors
for The MINER, was on his rounds yester'
dav. some man whom he does not remem-
Der, gave him a $50 bill intend 'ng to give
him a IS bill. Meany rave change for a
| five and made the discovery OF the mistake
| when too late to rectify it. He turned in
| the $50 bill to this Office, however, with
the exclamation, and it now awaits the
riohtful owner in the counting room.
Joe Bawley, the man who insulted Mrs.
Haskell and some other ladies on Arizona
street on Tuesday, was brought before
Judge Dineevon yesterday shortly after 2
o'clock. The Judge read the indictment TO
him and asked him what defense he a
He had more and pleaded guilty. The
promptly fined tho delinquent $50 y
costs. A crowd. VINO had assembled to lis
ten to the testimony, expecting some racy
Developments, was very much disappointed
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